The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science….
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Earth inspired spirituality for grounding down + getting centered.
can the unknown path be the right path?
the forest by ågelsjön. just outside norrköping, sweden. let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you…
the hardest words.
here is the next part of my memoir, “from death to peace”… Luggage in my hands, butterflies in my stomach,…
how one word made all the difference in my little world.
well, i’m close to finishing 2 of my 4 weeks of vacation this summer. i haven’t been anywhere, but that…
wakey wakey.
why is it that yesterday, when i had nothing i had to do until lunch time, i woke up at…
settling in.
i feel stressed today. no real reason why, i guess. true, i have quite a bit to do, but it’s…
all shall be well.
“all shall be well, and all shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well.” ~ Julian of Norwich…
a dream fifteen years in the making.
one of my blog friends, german-american abroad, asked me to write a little bit about my decision to move to…
summer solstice!
palm trees in greece. last october we spent a week on the island of rhodes. happy first day of summer,…
my journey to peace.
about a week ago, i had a request from a fellow blogger, the mezz, to begin a series on my…
there’s just something about a beautiful door.
i had good karma today. it began with this crazy urge to dance this morning, and continued with a whole…
6 o’clock pm.
friday. 8th of june. 2012. 6:00 pm. i plopped down on a bench. pulled out my journal. and started to…
something to remember.
pic from pinterest. happy friday. peace.
up-close. (and personal).
today’s photo challenge prompt is up-close. i first took a picture of the bracelet i was wearing, making it look…
day 31: something beautiful.
my something beautiful from today: our friends’/lina’s “brother’s” newborn baby girl’s hand. we’re aunts again. yippee! good evening, good people….
you will get there.
pic from pinterest. you know, sometimes you don’t know which way to go. and sometimes you know exactly which way…
wearing my emotions on my sleeve.
well, maybe i’m not really wearing my emotions on my sleeve since i’m not really showing them much these days….
day 19: a favorite place.
i live in the middle of the city, so the few trees that line the streets or are dotted around…
here & now
everybody keeps saying those words to my love & me. focus on today. try to just be here. now. the…
do your thing. be you.
good tuesday morning, everyone! as i get back down to business (after some hours off yesterday), i wanted to share…
my cup is overflowing.
i did it. i made it. i stood up, opened my mouth, and let the swedish flow. ok, perhaps it…
on being present. here & now.
sometimes, something comes along at just the right moment. call it karma, providence, serendipity, luck, whatever. somehow it just happens……
oh, to be like the cat.
we have this routine in the mornings in our little home. not one that we decided on, but that has…
a few words i love.
i love this. the words are wonderful. how they are strung together, perfect. yes, i want this as well. to…
sometimes i just need a reminder.
some days you expect the sun to shine, and instead rain falls from the sky. and then, other days, you…
high above the clouds.
you were born with potential. you were born with goodness and trust. you were born with ideals and dreams. you…
tonight’s last thoughts.
there are four questions of value in life: what is sacred? of what is the spirit made? what is worth…
what would you die for?
for me, today is all about passion. surrender. and trust. passion for a cause, or a belief, that is so…
the music of the universe.
quote of the day: “the more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe,…
rumi.
poet. theologian. mystic. during the 13th century a man was born in persia (now afghanistan). he moved to the city…
what’s waiting for you?
it’s been a good day. it started off a little if-y, though. spent the morning in a long meeting surrounded…
say what you will.
it was a sunday morning in a small mill town in the mountains of north carolina. i was standing in…
halfway there.
oh, i am so so so bad at discipline and routine these days. how’s my lenten routine going? it’s random…
blogging from bed.
that’s it. i decided that this cold is gonna leave me and i’m forcing it out by staging a bed-in….
something to ponder.
pondering. one of my favorite past times. and thanks to a tip from my awesome & inspiring cousin, lindsey, i…
just for today. just be you.
it has been 4 years since i left my job, my family, my world as i knew it behind. why?…
ash wednesday in another way.
hanging out with people at work. I just had to do it. This morning I emailed my friend in North…
saturday night streaming.
me hanging out at work friday night, waiting for the youth i work with to arrive. i drank waaaayyy too…
a conversation (pep talk) with myself.
it has worked out that i have some time in front of me to use as i wish. some hours,…
7 days and counting.
it’s late and i’m winding down with my computer, a yummy smelling candle, and some clean sheets (there’s nothing better….
a dose of reality.
Source: marfim tonight i got a message from a former co-worker & current friend that a mutual friend of ours…
i caved.
for my own mental health, i have given in to the new year’s resolution/promise thing. i figured i needed some…
2012. the year of bliss.
the day has come! we have now rung in 2012 and await the adventures, excitements, joys, disappointments, challenges, and opportunities…
surrounded by darkness.
it’s here. the longest night of the year. today is the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere of the world….
in keeping with yesterday’s theme…
say yes. keep walking. never give up. listen to your soul talking to you. and if you’re scared, take a…
say yes. even if you’re totally unsure.
i got this card almost 4 years ago when i visited greece for the first time. i have always thought that…
winter song.
the december winter sky outside my window. it’s friday. i’m stressed because i have so much to do over the…
who’s ready for thursday?
in the mornings, especially during this time of year, i try to spend some time alone. ok. zola usually follows…